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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,899, dated January2, 1894. I Application filed January 28,1893. Serial No. 459,052. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALMERON M. LANE, a I citizen of the United States,residing at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements inClock-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in and the chief objects of myimrovement are to construct a double sash case of sheet metal, toproduce the same economically and to provide for a convenient and readyremoval of the movement from the case.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my clockcase with the lower sash left open and portions broken away in order toreveal the parts behind them. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the frontcovering plate for the middle portion of the case. Fig. 3 is a rearelevation of my clock case. Fig. 1 is a vertical section on the line a;x of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line y y of Fig. 4, andFig. 6 is a detailed sectional view of parts thereof on the line y y ofFig. 1.

My case is of the kind which has an upper and lower sash and I form themain portions of my case of four cylinders, the upper and largercylinder A of which constitutes the principal portion of the case forreceiving the movement. The cylinder B constitutes the lower part of thecase within which the pendulum swings and within which the bell C may bearranged when the case is employed for an alarm or striking clock. Thecylinders A and B are held together by two smaller intermediatecylindersD and D. The cylinders A and B I preferably strike up fromsheet metal with a solid bottom that forms the back 7 in the largercylinder and 8 in the smaller one. The cylinders A B, D D are securedtogether near the front by means of screws 9 extending from the insideof the cylinders A and B into the cylinders D as shown in Figs. 1, 4 and6. I have shown these screws near the front part of the case only, butit is evident that like screws, may if desired, be also' placed in themiddle or rear part of the case. I prefer, however, to fasten therespective cylinders together at the back by means of the rear coveringplate 10 which is secured to the several cylinders by means of thescrews 11. In order to furnish a support by which to secure the coveringstrip 10 at the rear and the ornamental piece 12 at the front of thecase, I make, a frame for each of the cylinders D D which consists of adisk 13 at each end, of a size which will substantially fill theinterior of said cylinders, and connecting straps or posts 14 forholding said disks at the proper distances apart. These frames areperforated and threaded at the center of each disk 13 so as to receivetwo of the fastening screws 11 at the back and the fastening screws 15at the front, by which latter screws the front covering plate 12 issecured. I also employ frames in both of the cylinders A and B. Theframein the cylinder B consists of a front plate 16 in an annular form,and the rear plate 17 which is preferably of an annular form and theconnecting post or straps 171. When an alarm or striking clock isdesired, the bell C may be mounted on the rear plate 17 by means of asuitable arm 18. The front plate 16 of this frame is provided with aforwardly projecting flange 19 to form a suitable finish for the sash 20to shut into. This sash 20 instead of being hinged to the case proper ishinged upon the front plate 16 0f the frame for the lower cylinder B.The sash may be of any ordinary construction. This frame with attachedsash and bell is held within the lower cylinder B by means of screws 21,which extend through the back I 8 of the cylinder B into the rear plate17 of said frame and by one of the screws'll, which in addition topassing through the back and rear plates 17 extends through the rearcovering plate 10 so as to serve the double purpose of securing saidplate and frame. I employ a like frame in the cylinder A, said frameconsisting of front plate 166, rear plate 177 and connecting posts orstraps 170. The front plate of this frame is also provided with a flange19 for the sash 200 to shutinto, which sash is secured directly to thefront plate 166 by means of the hinge 22. As in the constructiondescribed for the lower part, this frame is held within the case bymeans of screws 23 and one of the screws 11 extending through the backof the case and into the rear plate of said frame. I

The clock movement will be attached by means of suitable bridges to thefront plate 166 of the frame for the main case, so that the combinedframe, movement and sash are all attachable to and detachable from thecase.

In the frames for both the upper and lower 5 cylinders A and B I makethe rear plates of a size which will substantially fill the interior ofthe case, while the front plates are a little larger and rest upon theouter edge or front ends of said cylinders A and B. The frame should beno thicker or longer from front to rear than the depth of saidcylinders, whereby the holding screws will draw the plates 16 and 166firmly against the front edge of the case and form a neat finish. Ifdesired the IS front of the frames maybe centered by means of lugs 24cut out from the body of the front plates and bent inwardly to projectinside of the cylinders as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

The cylinders D may be in the form of a complete tube as indicated bythe right hand cylinder in Fig. 5, or they may be formed by rolling astrip of metal into substantially a cylindrical form with its edgesnearly or quite meeting as shown by the left hand cyl- 25 inder in Fig.5.

The cylinders A and B are provided with suitable openings on theirconfronting sides to enable the pendulum and hammer to extend from theupper cylinder down into the lower one and leave room for them tooperate properly therein. I also prefer to make the opening in thesecylinders for a narrow portion extend to the extreme front and to slotthe front plate 16 of the lower frame as at 25,

5 Fig. 1, so that the pendulum rod may pass through said slot inattaching the frame and movement from the upper cylinder A.

By my improvements I am enabled to construct this double sash clock casewholly of metal. I also form an attachable and detachable frame uponwhich the sash and bell may be mounted, and the sash and movement forthe upper cylinder, so that they are readily removable for access to theworks. The move ment may also be mounted upon the frame with the dialand hands attached thereto wholly independent of the case so that it isnot necessary to disconnect the hands and dial in order to gain accessto the movement.

The case is neat in appearance and can be constructed at a small cost.

I claim as my invention 1. The herein described metal clock case havingupper and lower compartments and consisting essentially of the metalcylinders A and B with two intermediate connecting cylinders by whichthey are secured together, substantially as described and for thepurpose specified.

2. A clock case consisting of the cylinders A, B and D, D the holdingframes within the cylinders D, and the covering plates 10 and 12 at thefront and rear of said cylinders D secured by means of screws extendinginto said frames substantially as described and for the purposespecified.

3. In a clock case the combination of a cylinder and interior frameconsisting of front and rear plates and connecting straps or posts, withthe rear plate fitting the interior of the cylinder and the front platecovering the front edge of the same, said frame being secured by meansofscrews to the cylinder back, substantially as described and for thepurpose specified.

4. The combination of a cylindrical case, the attachable and detachableframe and the sash hinged to said frame the sash and front plate of saidframe constituting the exterior finish at the front portion of thecomplete case, substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination of a cylindrical case, the frame having a rear platefitting an interior cylindrical portion at the rear part of said casewhile its front plate covers the front edge thereof and fasteningdevices for securing said frame within said case, substantially asdescribed and for the purpose specified.

ALMERON M. LANE.

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